Article
Effect of the Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene on Response to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Patients with Heart Failure
1 Dec 1998
Abstract excerpt
There is marked interindividual variation in serum and tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels for which the insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism in intron 16 of the ACE gene is a marker. ACE inhibitors have important effects on morbidity and mortality in heart failure. The influence of this polymorphism on the response to ACE inhibitors in patients with heart failure is not known. We studied...
